
How to tell the difference between python and perl for developers
- July 19, 2021
The difference between the two programming languages is easy to spot.
It’s all in the name.
Python and Perl have different syntaxes, so if you’re writing code in one, you’ll see a different symbol, called a symbol name, instead of a variable name.
This lets you type the same code in different languages without having to remember a bunch of different names.
The other difference is that Python uses braces (…) to declare things like variables, operators, and functions, while Perl uses parentheses (…).
This makes it easier to type Python code in a way that works with other languages.
You can see it in action in this video, where we’ll be covering how to use Python in a web browser.
The Python community has grown over the years, and many of its features are still being used.
But you can still find some of its familiar features in other languages, such as the Python debugger, or the Python interactive shell.
We’ll be looking at some of these in the next article.
For more Python goodness, be sure to check out the Python and Perl series, where I’ll be talking about all the cool features in Python.